Steve aka 'Twelvebears' (it's a long story)
System: Technics 1210 Mk5, Jelco 750 arm, AT33EV via MF X-LP2 Phono Stage, Oyaide mat and record clamp. SB Touch via Marantz PM-11S1 amp and Wilson Benesch A.C.T. speakers. Mark Grant cables and PS Audio Power Plant Premier mains regenerator.
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I used the upgraded SA range made of very thick film for long life before the
M caps or ESR caps came out and they are a sonic blessing. I may chanhe them out to the ESR upgrade but the M caps are just to pricey.
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=8146
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=8121
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/prh...oducts_id=8370
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=8629http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...oducts_id=8370
I linked all there caps from ceapest to OMG thats crazy!
Jeff :UBERTHREADKILLER
ARC use Clarity Caps almost exclusively I think (they used to use Wonder Caps). I wonder if their designs would be as good as Glenns products if they used standard ones????????
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Well, the Clarity Cap ESAs in my Croft Charisma-X don't seem to be doing it any harm, Dave... It's all about implementation, my boy!
As an aside, here's an interesting article on capacitor comparisons:
http://www.humblehomemadehifi.com/Cap.html
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Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I don't know if they have been proven better after all his highest rated cap is the Duelund copper.
I am happy with the Clarity Cap SA they did take some time to break in for the topend to open up but they use the thickist film on the market in there construction and I wont have to replace them in my lifetime.
They where known to have a low ESR when I bought them and in there price range nothing comes even close.
You must give them time to break in I left the speakers on at a low volume all night and while I was at work for over 2 months!
Bass got noticably tighter,the sound stage opened up as well as the top end but I have seen this before with Blackgates.
Black gates are odd when first installed they don't sound like much till around 400 hours then WOW!
Last edited by goraman; 07-03-2010 at 21:49.
Jeff :UBERTHREADKILLER
ESA?
Equivalent Series Resistance (ESR)messured in ohms or in Clarity Caps miliohms.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equival...ies_resistance
Last edited by goraman; 07-03-2010 at 22:19.
Jeff :UBERTHREADKILLER
Location: Leigh Lancs
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I'm David.
Hi
Dont know where the sonics blue caps come in the equation but, fitted some into the midrange crossovers on my goodmans horns ,they were utter crap,sounded grainy and distorted ,far worse than the out of spec 40 year olds they replaced .Fitted some cheap same value bennics ,far better.Cant come up with a suitable reason for this,but I persevered with these sonics in other cicuits tried them as coupling caps in a preamp with the same results, utter crap.In my opinion of course.
Dave.
Don't need any Tannoys - I've got the best. All cables supplied by pound shop or better.
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